About

This listing is the Arlington Green Covered Bridge, also known as the West Arlington Covered Bridge and the Bridge at the Green. It carries Covered Bridge Road over the Batten Kill just south of Vermont Route 313 in the village of West Arlington. It is a single-span Town lattice truss bridge 80 feet long, with a one-lane roadway 14 feet wide. It is a working vehicle bridge, not a former bridge site.

History

The bridge was built in 1852; its builder is unknown. According to the Vermont Covered Bridge Society, while it was still known as the New Bridge, wind blew it off its abutments into the river, and it was taken apart, rebuilt and tied to the banks with iron rods. Later work included a new roof in 1974, major repairs in 1979, guy wires in 1987, new siding and paint in 1992, and a new standing seam steel roof in 1994. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 28, 1973. Flooding from Tropical Storm Irene damaged it on August 28, 2011; it was repaired and reopened. In June 2026 the Arlington Select Board accepted a $249,215 bid from Wright Construction for covered bridge repairs.

Design

The Town lattice truss uses a web of crisscrossed planks. Here it rests on mortared stone abutments, the northern one faced in concrete, with guy cables fastened near each corner, vertical board siding and a metal roof.

Visiting

The bridge is on Covered Bridge Road off Route 313 and carries one lane of vehicle traffic. The 2026 repair contract may bring a temporary closure, so check with the Town of Arlington before visiting. The area below the bridge is a popular swimming hole.

Sources: Arlington Green Covered Bridge (Wikipedia), Bridge at the Green (Vermont Covered Bridge Society), Arlington Select Board minutes, June 15, 2026

Photo: John Hoey from Framingham, MA, United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.